Singapore Academy of Law Act 1988 - Singapore Statutes Online

Singapore Academy of Law
Act 1988

2020 REVISED EDITION

This revised edition incorporates all amendments up to and including 1 December 2021 and comes into operation on 31 December 2021

An Act to establish the Singapore Academy of Law and for matters connected therewith.

[1 November 1988]

PRELIMINARY

Short title

1. This Act is the Singapore Academy of Law Act 1988.

Interpretation

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —

“Academy” means the Singapore Academy of Law established under section 3;

“advocate and solicitor” means an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court but excludes any person admitted ad hoc under section 15 of the Legal Profession Act 1966;

“Constitution” means the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore;

“foreign lawyer” has the meaning given by the Legal Profession Act 1966;

“Institute” means the Singapore Institute of Legal Education established under section 3 of the Legal Profession Act 1966;

“Law Society” means the Law Society of Singapore established under section 37 of the Legal Profession Act 1966;

[Deleted by Act 33 of 2021 wef 14/01/2022]

“member” includes a Fellow, honorary member, ordinary member and associate member of the Academy;

“PD Officer” means —

(a)	the Chief Public Defender, a Deputy Chief Public Defender or an Assistant Chief Public Defender appointed under section 3 of the Public Defenders Act 2022; or
(b)	a public defender appointed under section 3(6) of the Public Defenders Act 2022 who is a public officer and a qualified person; [Act 23 of 2022 wef 16/01/2023]

“president” means the president of the Academy;

“qualified person” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Legal Profession Act 1966;

“Senate” means the Senate of the Academy established under section 5;

“Supreme Court Judge” includes a Judicial Commissioner;

“vice-president” means a vice‑president of the Academy.

[20/2007; 20/2009; 8/2011; 42/2014; 40/2019]

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